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Starks vs Exeter vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Starks | Exeter | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
16,151Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
47.5±9.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Vineyard and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Vineyard and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$61,806±$19kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$190,000±$76k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$925±$490Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$2,136 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Vineyard and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±8.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Exeter High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.